Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Al-Farad (The Laws of Inheritance)

9- بَابُ مِيرَاثِ الْجَدِّ مَعَ الأَبِ وَالإِخْوَةِ:

(9) Chapter. The shares of inheritance for the (living) paternal grandfather, the father and brothers of the deceased.

2 hadith · references 6737–6738

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Bukhari · 6737أَلْحِقُوا الْفَرَائِضَ بِأَهْلِهَا ، فَمَا بَقِيَ فَلِأَوْلَى رَجُلٍ ذَكَرٍThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Give the Fara'id, (the shares prescribed in the Qur'an) to those who are entitled to receive it, and then whatever remains, should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased."5 narrators Bukhari · 6738لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ خَلِيلًا ، لَاتَّخَذْتُهُ وَلَكِنْ خُلَّةُ الْإِسْلَامِ أَفْضَلُThe person about whom Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If I were to take a Khalil from this nation (my followers), then I would have taken him (i.e., Abu Bakr), but the Islamic Brotherhood is better (or said good)," regarded5 narrators